

And on her first outing she demonstrates quite a range, from the gospel of "Revelation" (which interestingly sounds more like down-home American gospel than its South African counterpart) to the muted jazz of "Ntyilo Ntyilo," with plenty of classy R&B in between. In that time she's emerged from South Africa's storied Bongo Maffin kwaito group to emerge as a solo artist. We have no doubt that if Washa was released a bit sooner, it would have definitely scooped two or more SAMA nominations for this year.It's taken South Africa's Thandiswa eight long years to appear with her debut album. READ: The awesomeness that is Culoe De Song

We are not worthy to be blessed with such sounds. Twitter has been abuzz since the release and Culoe De Song’s album and supporters have shown their love by screengrabbing their digital copy of the album.Ĭuloe De Song - Sacred Dance #Washa /9MN7dYet1Sĭownloading #washa 🌪🌪🌪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 /5T5QgBFaDsĪnd of course, who cares about Lemonade and Views when we have Washa in our who cares about Views and Lemonade when we have #Washa :) salute bosso These are elements that feed our imagination greatly and I’m all about living in the greatest nation in the world!” Culoe De Song wrote on his Instagram account just a few minutes before he announced the release date of Washa. I had to find a way to express myself, my personal story, through fiction and music. The story behind #Washa is much deeper than the naked term. “It’s been an insane journey putting together this piece. Since its release, Washa has been sitting at the number two spot on iTunes, right on the tail of Beyonce’s latest release, Lemonade. For House lovers, it’s Culoe De Song's sixth studio album - Washa, which has been trending for a couple of hours now.īut because we’re proudly South African, it’s only right we focus on how well Washa is currently doing on iTunes. For the hip hop heads, its Drake's fifth studio album, Views. So there are two crucial albums that are being released today, 29 April.
